Bomber Flight (2019) • Inside The B-52H Stratofortress

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View from cockpit as U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers takeoff from RAF Fairford, England, during exercise Bomber Task Force Europe 20-1. Also, view the weapon systems officers performing duties. Filmed on October 21, 2019.
Film Credits: U.S. Air Force Video by Staff Sgt. Philip Bryant, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano, 1st Combat Camera Squadron
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@karlparsons4861 4 года назад

My Dad was in these before I was born. He always told us that the Buff would outlast us. He was right, I am 60 yrs. old. Miss ya dad.

@apocyldoomer 3 года назад

Karl Parsons Your Dad was a wise man!!

@FlyntFlossyyy 3 года назад

Love you

@phillyphilly1076 3 года назад

Karl Parsons! Awesome! Thank you to your father for his service Sir!

@danielarrowsmith1984 3 года назад

@@apocyldoomer]

@danielarrowsmith1984 3 года назад

@edmccall390 3 года назад

I worked on an Air Force flight line in 1969 and watched these magnificent planes fly every day. It never got old. The sound of 25 of them starting at once, then taxiing out, and launching as fast as possible is incredible! And really LOUD!

@jenniferjohnston4403 2 года назад

Did you ever see the SR71 fly?

@edmccall390 2 года назад

@@jenniferjohnston4403 Just once. It was amazing.

@jenniferjohnston4403 2 года назад

@@edmccall390 That’s so cool!! I’m sad I never got to witness that.

@texasknight5175 3 года назад

The sound of all eight engines spooling up for takeoff would never get old.

@h.h.6171 3 года назад

There is no more beautiful music than the distant, yet approaching thundering rumble of a B-52. Well, J-79's could be in the running as well....

@texasknight5175 3 года назад

@@h.h.6171 Great point!

@richardmiranda640 3 года назад

Goosebumps!

@user-rk9sp6fx9i 3 года назад

This interesting move...my father served in the Soviet army, it was Misishchev M3, was a competitor to B52. I wish Peace to all of us !!!

@vinyltapelover 3 года назад

Александр Егоров I just looked at a youtube video of the M3. Quite a good looking plane. Peace for all of us, is a worthwhile wish.

@salvatorepitea5862 3 года назад

I thought that the T-95 Bear was the premier bomber to challenge B-52

@baraxor 3 года назад

@@salvatorepitea5862 The Bear was the earlier design; interestingly the XB-52 was designed originally as a turboprop. The Bison was the Soviet Union's attempt to have a jet capable of delivering nukes over the United States, and its design reminds me a bit of an upgraded B-47. Alas, the first version could only make a one-way journey to CONUS, and while later versions had longer range, it still paled compared to the Bear and, of course, the B-52.

@Trapster99 3 года назад

The M3 is a museum piece, the B52 is still on duty.

@vinyltapelover 3 года назад

@@baraxor Back in my 60s/70s USAF activity duty days, in our small unit, we would do a "Did You Know?' This could be anything, which made learning about known and hardly known, stuff fun to learn about. We used it as a learning tool to not only refresh ourselves on our military occupations, but to also augment our individual and unit knowledge base. So your input was a great Did You Know👍🏻. I had no clue about the Buff being originally designed as a turbo prop.

@christophersmith2102 4 года назад

I've personally painted the flight deck of this aircraft . I've put my hands on everyone of the Airforce b52 bombers . And everyone of the b1 bombers . Been painting these airframes and many others. For 21 years. Take great pride in what I do .

@oscr_zen 4 года назад

haha, good sir

@rodavision 4 года назад

steve stokes bright pink to be less visible to the enemy.

@christophersmith2102 4 года назад

@steve stokes it's a 118 camo gray

@obedrodriguez5028 4 года назад

You should take pride! Thanks for serving! My son is currently on the USS New York LPD 21 working on the engines.

@jrod5303 4 года назад

Toot Toot!

@ronvaniperen4442 4 года назад

I flew the D and F models in Vietnam in 1970. They were built from 1955 till 1960. Most of the ones I flew back then had 50000 hours or more on the frame airframe. I flew a 129 arclight bombing missions over Vietnam in my B52. We flew for 30 days out of Guam then 30 days out of Okinawa and then 30 days out of Thailand.

@wmgroner 3 года назад

Thank you for your service

@johnnyquest5942 2 года назад

Thank you for your service and thank you black jack squadron

@stratocasterblue 2 года назад

Thanks for your service, Can I ask is it difficult to trim.

@Rikalonius Год назад

I have a good friend who was a 135 pilot who flew out of Thailand in the late 60s.

@judd_s5643 4 года назад

That aircraft was flying before any of the crew were born!

@Trey4x4 4 года назад

Easy there boomer you might break a hip

@shanevarley3002 4 года назад

At 30 years before

@mnewm21 4 года назад

probably before their parents were born!

@TrevorBrass 4 года назад

From a December 6, 2015 NY Times article: "In 1982, President Ronald Reagan warned, “Many of our B-52 bombers are now older than the pilots who fly them.” Today, there is a B-52 pilot whose father and grandfather flew the plane."

@Tsamokie 4 года назад

@@Trey4x4 And you might still be wet behind the ears, sonny.

@sigunz 3 года назад

My father in law (retired Col) was a pilot with over 3000 hours flying these Buffs, his call sign was "Gonzo" and was a aircraft commander, senior instructor pilot then became an evaluator pilot and then graduated from the first ever SAASS class of 92! :)

@Tookece 4 года назад

Was a B-52D & E crew chief during VN. Was arc light in Utapo, Thailand in 1968. Had flight status & did get to go on a few missions. Best aircraft ever built. Thanks Boeing.

@user-qw3oe1xu4g 3 года назад

Hello from Tupolev-95MS,nowadays-747-8)))

@slekane2567 3 года назад

Did you fly with the 93rd BW out of Castle. My dad flew those missions.

@Selvikus 3 года назад

@@user-qw3oe1xu4g Were you a Soviet bomber pilot during the Cold War? Or did you fly with the Russian Air Force? Either way glad you made it back home without incident, always good to hear from the other side. Cheers mate

@earlsmall9808 2 года назад

@@slekane2567 Flew the F Model at Castle after Vietnam then G and H models. Left Ut two days after Vietnam fell.

@slekane2567 2 года назад

@@earlsmall9808 So cool. My dad was squadron commander, not which unit, when he left castle in '72.

@TheStuport 3 года назад

My Dad was a 30 yr Career Officer and 24 of those years were as a Squadron Leader and Pilot. We lived on Hickam AFB in the mid 1960's as Vietnam was "Throttling Up". On the base Officer's Country was right next to the tarmac for obvious reasons and these planes are the sounds of my youth! Thank You for sharing this video! Salutes From Ohio

@timmayer8723 3 года назад

At altitude the interior has its own smells. Hydraulic oil, hot electrical, kerosene, faint smell of sweat, canvas, rubber. Sound is muted, hushed, enclosed, the cockpit glows red at night, intense darkness outside, all flight crew members are at their stations, the whine of the eight turbo fan engines are sensed more than heard, vibrations are felt from all surfaces, very slight movement is also sensed more than felt, the air inside the bomber is very warm even uncomfortable, the outside temperature is 40 below '0', the hours pass by slowly, 8, 10, 12, the first light of dawn is sensed more than seen.

@jay56wilcox 3 года назад

Thank You

@gangoffour6690 2 года назад

Tim, I'm guessing you also have the occasional fart smell too

@randallbeckett2366 2 года назад

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@juancassius7056 2 года назад

@Randall Beckett instablaster ;)

@randallbeckett2366 2 года назад

@Juan Cassius It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account !

@paulpeterson8212 3 года назад

My oldest brother was based at the SAC base in Spokane, Washington. He was an electronics master and mostly worked on the star tracking system. He passed away last July at 81 years of age. I sure miss him as we were very close.

@goffthomas2554 2 года назад

@Paul Peterson I would have loved to have had a fraction of the intelligence your brother had, must have been an amazing guy. So sorry for your loss Sir. Take care very kind regards Goff.

@jayjaygee3306 3 года назад

What a beast of a plane, and such a work horse. Have to respect the years on the flight line that these machines have put in. Hard to beat the simplicity of it. Just a massive bomb truck and cheap by modern standards. Huge respect for all of you who kept them flying all these years.

@clarissafarmer3547 Год назад

Bomb truck 🤣🤣🤣

@gotmythumbs 4 года назад

My last flight in a B52H as a Radar Navigator was in 1969 before I switched to the FB-111A. They've added quite a bit equipment in the downstairs compartment. I didn't have a keyboard, MFD or TV screen just a 10 inch radar display. Quite impressive upgrade. The B-52D model we flew in VN had an optical bomb sight that sat between the RN's legs. We mostly used that to see our bomb hits.

@bmw_m4255 2 года назад

How many people have you killed

@RV_Chef_Life 3 года назад

For 43 years I lived within a stones throw of where where most of this was filmed. They make a sound like no other......the sound of diplomacy through superior fire power.

@rogerg0834 3 года назад

😂😂👍

@ursschrepfer5501 3 года назад

Ich will es kaufen was kostet das bei euch, sfr

@bondgabebond4907 3 года назад

Was that video taken at Barksdale AFB?

@Kilo-Mike 3 года назад

@@bondgabebond4907 looks like it

@MrShtbrick 4 года назад

Whenever someone talks about something that was "ahead of its time", absolutely nothing was ahead of its time more than the B52.

@verneripirttisalo7793 4 года назад

Yeah. Stunning aircraft

@TheMaasse 4 года назад

well... all nazi technologi..

@finn4aviation320 4 года назад

@@TheMaasse lol what?! nazi tech? how?

@finn4aviation320 4 года назад

@@argumasch663 false, but what does the mg42 have to do with a strategic long range bomber

@wyattsprague2218 4 года назад

@@finn4aviation320 They lost, remember.

@Threeniner 3 года назад

I'm not from the USA but this is the reason why I love the US of A. You just have to admire the ingenuity. This beast was a technology that was way ahead of it's time. The fact that it's still in service is testament to that fact.

@thomasbummer4361 2 года назад

german engineering lol

@FPLJCB Год назад

@@thomasbummer4361 how many does Germany have?

@DavidSmith-qo1se 4 года назад

Who doesn't love the sound of those jet engines winding up and seeing the horizon disappear below the windscreen?

@DavidSmith-qo1se 4 года назад

@@sanakassara I get your point. I have the same feeling as bus or tractor-trailer in front of me pulls away from a stop light. Where I live, on hot summer days, occasionally it's announced that it is an "air action day." That means the pollutants will linger in the air and so people are advised to not do things like mow their lawns or top off their gas tanks. Yet, the factory nearby is pumping tons of carbon into the air while there's concern that my lawnmower will upset the balance of the environment.

@weswright3187 4 года назад

David Smith Dave, I think you’re having a dollar each way. I would have asked Salvarsaani why exactly he chose to watch a site where he knew there was going to be offensive stuff (to him).

@stewie055 4 года назад

the russians ?

@tombrigden7075 4 года назад

David Smith probably all the angry English people that live next to this RAF base

@andreguiang6708 4 года назад

I flew the H models at Fairchild AFB in the early 90’s...what an awesome machine!

@craigvincentmitchell 3 года назад

I am proud to have been a B-52 aircrew member in the 1980s when there was a Strategic Air Command. i flew with six of the ten bomb wings.

@kurtb8474 3 года назад

Were you ever with the 320th BMW at Mather?

@paulpeterson8212 3 года назад

Thank you for your service Craig.

@lincbond442 3 года назад

Which ones? 2nd, 5th, 28th, 92nd, 93rd, 97th, 320th, 379th, 410th, 416th?

@lincbond442 3 года назад

Today's modern version of SAC is the Air Force Global Strike Command. It was essentially created because ACC dropped the ball when the bomber force was assigned to their command. Somehow, GSC doesn't sound as cool as SAC but it's way better than ACC.

@slekane2567 3 года назад

Bless your heart for your service Craig. I had the opportunity to sit in the left seat when I was a kid, as my dad was a chrome domer at Loring. Dad's gone now but I still think of him when I see these amazing aircraft flying with prestige and grace.

@MrMushenm 4 года назад

I myself worked on the SAC B-52 g and h models replacing the leading edge on the wings. Absolutely amazing machine 2nd favorite but my 1st is SR-71.

@jay56wilcox 3 года назад

Yes ! Blackbird Rules. Thank you

@mikeweckenmann7499 4 года назад

Reminder: ☠️NOT A HANDHOLD☠️

@TractorMonkeywithJL 4 года назад

But why?

@Stepclimb 4 года назад

The glare shield above the engine instruments is very thin plastic and holds the lights that illuminate the panel. Some guys like to use it to adjust their position in the seat. The proper handhold is above the windshield. It’s pretty fragile and when the crew breaks it, the crew chief has to spend time repairing the glare shield as Boeing most likely does not have them in stock.

@LauHuX51 4 года назад

On “smaller” models with pop-up or sliding canopies, I have seen “No Step” decals on the glareshields/eyebrow panels. A tech called me once and asked if it was OK to add a dymo label, “No Boots Above This Level” .

@mikeweckenmann7499 4 года назад

Stepclimb Pro Comment☝🏻

@l.gpaine3797 4 года назад

@@Stepclimb Thank you kind sir.

@packstevewood 3 года назад

Wow. I've been in awe of these birds since the 50's. All these decades and I finally get to be inside the cockpit during a take-off.

@itwasme2435 4 года назад

Epic vid, love that plane. Thx

@shoot-n-scoot3539 3 года назад

Major Kong will live forever as long as we don't forget. A salute to all the Major Kong's in their B-52's.

@tritop 2 года назад

...yeeh ha...yeeeeh ha...

@The_Bermuda_Nonagon 3 года назад

"Target in sight !" "Where the hell is Major Kong?"

@joevignolor4u949 2 года назад

He's in Vegas. He took his survival kit with him.

@Lex5576 4 года назад

I worked with an old man back in the 90s that had flown missions in the B-52 over Vietnam. He could tell some tales about his experiences. Each mission they didn't know if they'd be back because of the SAM batteries, or a stray MiG might ambush them. A few of those flights he said they had Col. Robin Olds' Phantoms up there with them.

@missunderstood6862 Год назад

Navy brat, here. My dad was aviation ordnance.. in for 36 years. I've been amazed by these planes all my life. Thanks to all who have served, in ultimately protecting these here United States. I like to read the stories in the comments of these videos. Just to hear people's personal experiences within the military. God bless...🇺🇸

@mdf1951 3 года назад

Wow, I just found this, I worked on 4 different models , D,F, G AND H. I was at Castle AFB from 71 to 74 , I was in the AR shop, so all the things this pilot was doing, are things that I worked on Throttle, Landing gear, all flight control surfaces. I am glad they are still in use.

@Kilo-Mike 3 года назад

@mdf1951 They will be in service till 2050. Maybe by then they will have agreed to keep it another 50 yrs

@scarecrow_9895 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. Props!

@pihermoso11 3 года назад

i was born 1979 and ever since i was a child i'd already hear gossip that this plane was going to be replaced... of course there's the rockwell B1b and the northrop B2 stealth, its 2020 now and this plane is still flying

@markbarnett6680 2 года назад

Took a four hour flight in a B52 H almost thirty years ago, so this youtube clip is a great reminder of an incredible experience.

@icbluscrn 3 года назад

just popped up in my feed. great vid , quality was amazing

@wmwdana 3 года назад

I still great goose bumps, I was Bomb loader on a 5 man crew out of Anderson AFB Guam in 1968. We loaded 16 hrs a day 7 days aweek and it was quite a site to see dozens of these all taking of fully loaded.

@davidtoth8975 4 года назад

Camera work is phenomenal. Captures that visceral feeling of machinery, instruments, and the well-usedness of the aircraft.

@markpyrtle7853 3 года назад

This popped up on my youtube landing page. I was with the 2nd Bomb Wing from 1982-1990 as a jet engine mechanic. We flew the G model then, I got to sit in those seats but never got to push all 8 throttles to the wall. Very cool. Thank you for sharing.

@timgoodsell4053 Год назад

I was an EWO flying out of Utapao, Thailand in the early 1970s. Flew Linebacker 1 and Linebacker 2. Best years of my life.

@anthonydavis1315 3 года назад

7th Bomb Wing Carswell 85-89 AMMO. 2nd BW Barksdale 94-95 AMMO. Retired 4/1/1995, 22yrs and 7months.

@DoktorDetroit 4 года назад

Was fortunate enough to be in SAC back in the day, March AFB with the 22nd Bomb/ARW, the old D models and KC-135s. Good times and bad times, lost a couple in 78 & 81. Was also incredibly fortunate to get a post at Fairford in the early 80s, best posting I ever had. Really miss that place.

@Altenholz 4 года назад

Brilliant quality thanks!

@lazyjackass77 4 года назад

Oh man that spool up sounded and looked awesome!

@OVERHERE-OVERHERE 4 года назад

Proud to have been called an Airman

@tonyfrancesco3701 4 года назад

Same here go air force

@johnakaoldguy3158 4 года назад

Ditto .. same here from the 70’s and proud of it.

@timmayer8723 4 года назад

OVER HERE! A lot of B-52 pilots are women, jus sayin.

@ardurbin2 4 года назад

USAF 66-70 when U got 2 Go Buffs...

@OVERHERE-OVERHERE 4 года назад

tim mayer Still an airman

@johnbrandon859 4 года назад

Upon my return from Vietnam, I was blessed to fly the B-52 F & G at Castle, Guam, Blytheville, Loring, & Barksdale AFB s for over twenty years ... when people thank me for my service my response is always the same: “I would have paid them to fly the Buff” ... you have no idea what a beautiful piece of “heavy metal” it is ... God Bless the B-52 and the young crew members who fly them.

@kjj6662 3 года назад

Thank you for your service Sir

@extremelydave 3 года назад

If you want to know how old you are.... do a Google map search and look for Loring.....it's pretty much gone except for the runway.... I didn't recognize it... was there in 70-72. What a cold freakin' place it was. And then the winter winds coming over the fields.... yeah, the arctic parkas and boots were not a joke.

@ghostrider729 3 года назад

My dad was 21 year's air force!! I lived on the flight line!! Love the military ,n the lifestyle it comes with!! I'm marine corps !!💪

@kurtb8474 3 года назад

I was a SAC Security Policeman and our mission was to guard our alert B-52s and weapons systems. I was a nose guard on a ''buff'' and the aircraft commander arranged to have me take a tour of his aircraft, fully loaded and on alert. I was surprised that such a big plane has so little room inside.

@AgrarfilmeNorddeutschland 4 года назад

What a great video of a legend airplane. Thanks for the great video and sharing! Best regards from northern germany

@17forever64 4 года назад

One of these beautiful babies crashed near my hometown when I was in grade school. I was on the playground playing when it happened and the earth shook and it was 20 miles away. God bless these men and women!

@rickj1983 3 года назад

My dad worked on aircraft like this on the flight line. He brought home wall posters of fighter aircraft my brother and I hung on our bedroom walls. I wanted to become a pilot but my red/green color vision problems and 20/800 vision uncorrected singled me out. I was so disappointed when I found out back then I wouldn't get to fly. I miss both of my parents. My dad retired from the Air Force in 1968 after 23 years in the service. I got one chance for 15 seconds to fly an aircraft. A buddy and I flew from Denver to Sidney NE for lunch one day to get him flight time and he allowed me to take the stick for 15 seconds of a single engine Cesna. I will never forget that. It is so cool what these pilots do.

@mickla409 4 года назад

Great video. Thanks so much.

@cowboy10uk 4 года назад

I can see my house from there. Always great when these guys visit Fairford

@charlesrenniemacki 3 года назад

Very thoughtful that the designers included a sun roof - just perfect for those long journeys. I imagine it would get a bit clammy in there and so a breath of fresh air is just the ticket.

@pjoneal12 3 года назад

That wasn't much video but it was SO BAD ASS ! Thank you !

@48some 3 года назад

wow thank you for this sneakpeak ! didnt know that the cockpit is so thight. My son of 4 loves this video and watches it over and over pretending to be a pilot haha great upload.

@Fercyful 4 года назад

We need THIS in DCS !! I have RGB keyboard and similar joystick... U have to start with something =) Amazing footage, thanks!

@benfurriel4519 3 года назад

Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic and a rodeo and this is one of the best videos I've ever seen

@scottgilliland2061 4 года назад

Even with modern avionics installed, this bird gives me steam gauge envy! We’ve gotten our money out of the 52 to be sure!

@MJWVI 4 года назад

Scott Gilliland slated to be in service till 2050!

@Coolhand24_ 4 года назад

Marty, If that’s true then it would be close to 100 years of service.

@joeyjamison5772 4 года назад

It's struck fear into our enemies and kept the Nation free.

@prancer1803 4 года назад

Scott Gilliland that’s not ‘modern’ avionics

@AMG-316 4 года назад

Hey bro.... I've the same last name as you.... I'm a CNC Machinist and lucky enough to have built parts for the B-52 fleet in my career. I built a full wing modification kit for the 52 squadron out of the Dakotas through Boeing Defense right after 9/11 so that they could carry the bunker buster package into the Afghan mountains!! Also, a kin of ours was one of the original Lockheed Martin SR-71 test pilots. Cheers🤙🛹

@leemead8898 4 года назад

Very interesting video ! Thank you for sharing it ! Thank you very much for your service and sacrifice ! Prayers for you and your family members !

@gianpaolovillani6321 4 года назад

Beautiful Stratofortress, and needs never be replaced.

@MrX-tx9lo 4 года назад

That is until America builds hypersonic missles that take minutes to reach the target with the same payload. Will make these obselete

@gianpaolovillani6321 4 года назад

@@MrX-tx9lo it's not true!

@wrestling7914 4 года назад

NOT A HANDHOLD :) - love it , we all need reminders :)

@95in3rd 3 года назад

And every single one of them cover the numerous cracks that develop from holding there. The sign should say "Hold here to brace yourselves" and be strong enough.

@bradleyborg9889 2 года назад

This is awesome, thanks for sharing.

@dunbar555 4 года назад

Amazing video- thanks

@David-lj6dq 4 года назад

Fantastic having you USA guys & girls over here. 👍

@RicCrouch 4 года назад

Good to see the 2nd Bomb Wing patch! Former KC-135 driver from KBAD!

@RicCrouch 4 года назад

@Richard Maxhimer i remember that name!

@Old_B52H_Gunner 3 года назад

I was a Gunner on the B-52H in the early 80s the sound from the cockpit at takeoff in the video gave me flashbacks.

@jamesgipson2816 4 года назад

My father worked on these planes in oms at Anderson AFB Guam in the early 80's. Remember these beasts doing demos during the airshows. Awesome planes

@cyberbubba1 4 года назад

I'm a proud former B-52, D, G&H, flight simulator operator/tech, SAC...Peace was our Profession, Castle AFB, Ca., 4017th CCTS, 1967-71...thank you for sharing...WWG1WGA

@OVERHERE-OVERHERE 4 года назад

Steve Summar We are proud and lucky to have been called US Air Force Airman

@cyberbubba1 4 года назад

@Alek Kelly difficult to identify in low light of dusk til dawn...lowered reflection of sunlight...educated guess

@cyberbubba1 4 года назад

@@OVERHERE-OVERHERE Very proud...Veteran of the USAF....WWG1WGA

@davidmorris9668 4 года назад

Castle AFB-- one of the greats!

@cyberbubba1 4 года назад

@@Ifoughtpiranhas all of our ip's were first rate...fine pilots and a pleasure to serve with...

@stedebassett1523 3 года назад

My Dad was in USAF during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was stationed in Anchorage. He was amazed on how many B52s scrambled so quickly. He really thought it was going be the big one....an amazing aircraft...designed during the Eisenhower hour era...still effective today...absolutely amazing

@vinyltapelover 3 года назад

Stede Bassett I was but a little fella at that time. If you are familiar with Paul Harvey and his famous, "And now(pause, pause ), the rest of the story". I saw documentary, on either RU-vid, Disc Channel, or MHC about a Russian Sub, somewhere in the vicinity of the ships that were near Cuba. The Captain was unable to communicate back home, for input and instructions and thought war had actually started. He was ready to launch a[nuclear??] missile if not for his ExO interceding and talking the Captain into holding off. Maybe soneone out there might be able to tighten up the details for me. Bottom line though, the Captain, thank goodness, held off on the launch. . We would have all been in a world of hurt.

@stedebassett1523 3 года назад

@@vinyltapelover I saw that one. It's very interesting how close it came to war. The Soviets were concerned about the USA missile very close to them in Turkey. I am sure there where many close calls. My Dad told me that when it got hot his CO said, THIS IS IT....

@elvis-jj1sc 4 года назад

my dad flew one was based everywhere miss him like its yesterday but the storys he told me ill never forget ty for video

@langstonrowe8243 4 года назад

You guys are awesome! You have more guts than a fighter pilot!!!!!👍

@stu7604 4 года назад

LOL! I love it. This aircraft was designed and built by their great grandparents generation using slide rules.

@angelbreath6539 4 года назад

Stu well said sir

@lautoka63 4 года назад

I used to have the stress reports for the C130 sitting on a shelf behind me at work. They'd been written a couple of years before I was born and I've just retired!

@boneseyyl1060 3 года назад

A lot of people might ask, what is a slide rule? Lol, I remember my dad using one.

@geraldthompson4633 3 года назад

Stu slide rules and tsquares

@SeventhCereal 3 года назад

Yeah and they stole the answers from Germany. Now China steals em back.

@guillermohorruitiner1232 4 года назад

More than a magnificent machine ... a legend !!!!

@brucekitchura3680 3 года назад

Loved seeing these things take off and land while I was at Barksdale you get to where the sound of them is comforting you have no worries your Air Force at work great job guys

@extremelydave 3 года назад

Definition of impressive: Coming out of the avionics shop in northern Thailand after working night shift and looking up at all the noise at sunrise..... and seeing the sky full of Utapao B-52's heading for Viet Nam when Nixon said "Weapons Free Boys!!!". Haven't see anything like it in the 47 years since.

@dawood121derful 3 года назад

So cool to see all the instrumentation inside while on a live exercise.

@prabuddhagupta1783 4 года назад

What an aircraft that can be so resilient , absolutely amazing!

@punanie05 4 года назад

Holy hell. Inever realized the damn wings were soo long and heavy that they had landing gear as well!! What an awesome piece of machinery!

@MrMushenm 4 года назад

There's a lot of fuel in them.

@Tigershark_3082 3 года назад

@@MrMushenm Indeed.

@sundar999 3 года назад

I suppose the wing landing gear is there to stabilize the plane to not tip over since the main landing gear is just on a narrow line under the belly

@Tigershark_3082 3 года назад

@@sundar999 Precisely. It's similar to the gear on both the Harrier, and B-47 Stratojet

@dicktomasko1553 3 года назад

loved watching these back in the 70's at minot while I was there..

@ghfa1234 4 года назад

Dr Strangelove! Amazing aircraft! So old but still on duty!

@philiplongee1149 4 года назад

Should've been narrated by James Earl Jones. He played Lt Zogg. B-52 U.S. Death Star.

@blackhorseman 2 года назад

Flew these half a century ago. Right now watching this gal spin up and roar down the runway from the cockpit view "STILL" gives me chills. The Air Force has no plans to retire her until the 2050's.

@josewilderpatinoalzate6743 4 года назад

Que imagenes Geniales 👍👍👍 Gracias 👏👏👏👏

@socomsmith3241 4 года назад

That was friggin awesome!

@ree2105 3 года назад

My Dad flew these. Great memories.

@1LonePuma 4 года назад

*wow, that was impressive!!*

@diras2010 4 года назад

*some random rogue nation:**drops EMP bombs everywhere* *other nations: guys.. do we have something that works?? *USA: *looks to the airfield and see OG Stratofortres* You're god damn right we do

@killian9314 3 года назад

Emp wouldn't affect most military vehicles anyway

@Debaucherousgeek 2 года назад

GREAT video. Sitting here right now trying to eat dinner. I dropped the fork when that first crew put "balls to the wall", mesmerized.

@ghostrider729 3 года назад

Awesome video

@markaustin643 3 года назад

A lot of the equipment at the RN's position has changed since my last B-52H mission in 1987...

@luish19779 4 года назад

The Legend on the U.S AIR FORCES

@rmelnyk3986 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing

@webmastercaribou7570 4 года назад

What a great video. Still flying and getting better with age.

@Texas_Made91 4 года назад

Thank you for no background music.

@ksaboda 4 года назад

When they spool up to take off I can hear When Johnny Comes Marching Home playing.

@paprikaa117 4 года назад

Bro I think you just have loud neighbors or something lol

@wandery2k 4 года назад

"Well, boys, I reckon this is it - nuclear combat toe to toe with the Roosskies."--- Major T.J. King "Kong"

@chuckbaughman4391 4 года назад

"let's get this thang on the hump...we got some flying to do"!!!

@samsignorelli 4 года назад

IKR? At 6:21 I thought "Lt. Zogg!!"

@harrykatz4747 3 года назад

Say a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that.

@GC-rf2st 4 года назад

They are still a beast to behold flying in the sky today, as there are some currently stationed in the UK I am lucky enough to see one once every couple of weeks or so , magnificent!

@gabesmokeymartatom 4 года назад

G Cairns - perfect description. "A beast to behold...". Good one!

@kamuelalee 4 года назад

These guys are truly heroic!

@moehoward01 3 года назад

I'm always amazed at how small the flight deck is in military aircraft, even big ones like the B-52

@0skar9193 2 года назад

economy of space... more room for the destruction ;)

@roybean2469 2 года назад

I'm a Apache helicopter pilot. It shocked me to see a B-52 flying at my low altitude NE Texas. I'll never forget that sight.

@badguy5554 Год назад

"Way back when"....when the old Soviet Union was our "enemy"...SAC B-52 crews practiced low level (200-400 Feet) bombing runs. Frighting to see a plane that big...that low.